Kerala. A heart-wrenching case has come to light from Alappuzha district of Kerala which has raised very serious questions about relationships and the criminal mentality of children. Here a 13-year-old girl is accused of conspiring to murder her 67-year-old maternal grandfather. According to the police, the girl wanted to steal gold and cash from the house to buy an iPhone for herself and a motorcycle for her friend. He also involved three minor boys in this conspiracy.
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According to information received from sources, this matter is from Karuvatta area of Alappuzha district. The deceased has been identified as Shivankutty Chettiar. According to the information received, he was murdered on the night of 15 August 2026. On August 17, his body was found inside the house.
Theft plan turned into murder conspiracy
According to the charge sheet released on November 13, 2026, the girl and her friends had started planning this incident through social media chats about two months ago. Police found Instagram chats and other digital evidence from the mobile phones of the accused.
According to the investigation, on August 15, the girl was trying to open the cupboard of the house and take out gold, when her maternal grandfather caught her and scolded her. After this he feared that if the theft happened again, suspicion would fall on him. It is alleged that for this reason he planned to kill his maternal grandfather.
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Not only this, a friend of the girl also involved his two other friends in this conspiracy. The three boys reached home at night and allegedly entered the house and killed the sleeping elderly man. According to the police, the girl helped them reach the cupboard inside the house through video call.
How did the police open the case?
Initially the police thought that the murder took place during a robbery. But the direction of the investigation changed after contradictions were found in the girl's statements. Police unearthed the alleged conspiracy with the help of mobile phone chats, call records and CCTV footage. After the incident, gold ornaments equivalent to about four and a half gold pavans were also stolen from the house.
Big revelation in 740 page charge sheet
According to the report on November 13, Haripad Police filed a charge sheet of about 740 pages in the Juvenile Justice Board on November 12. It mentions 87 witnesses, 98 documentary evidence and 12 physical evidence. The police have said that the age of the three boys is between 16 and 18 years and have sought permission to try them as adults. However, the final decision on this has to be taken by the Juvenile Justice Board. The case of the 13-year-old girl will proceed separately.